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Friday, 18 January 2013

Beer facts you should know, and might.

In Sierra Leone, jewellers immerse
diamonds in beer to study the way they reflect light and prove their
authenticity.

Ancient
Babylonians were first to brew beer. They took their beer-making so seriously,
that if one brewed a bad batch, they were to be drowned in it.

The record for
the fastest beer drinker is still held by Steven Petrosino. His record was made
in 1977 when he drank 1 litre of beer in 1.3 seconds.

The most
expensive bottle of beer ever sold was a bottle of Lowenbrau that was rescued
from the wreckage of the Hindenburg (http://bit.ly/XBXgGG), an ill-fated air-balloon that burst into
flames and crashed dramatically in 1937. The bottle was sold on auction for
£10,000.

Most beer
drunk in South Africa is lager, as the hot climate favours cold drinks and this
is how lager is best enjoyed. Ales are very rare and are only made by small
breweries or imported.

Beer is the
world's most widely consumed and probably the oldest of alcoholic beverages; it
is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea.

A 2005
Japanese study found that low alcohol beer may possess strong anti-cancer
properties.